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Privacy Policy for Position.Social

Last updated: March 30, 2026

Position.Social ("Position.Social," "we," "our," or "us") values user trust. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, share, and protect personal information when you use our website, applications, community features, events, and related services (collectively, the "Services").

By using Position.Social, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Who this Policy applies to

• Visitors browsing our website
• Users creating accounts
• Members participating in the platform or community
• Speakers, experts, or event participants
• People interacting with Position.Social content, events, or support

2. Information we collect

We collect only the information reasonably necessary to operate, secure, improve, and grow Position.Social.

A. Information you provide directly

• Full name
• Email address
• Phone number, if provided
• Username or profile name
• Profile photo
• Bio, designation, company, industry, and location
• Startup, operator, investor, mentor, or ecosystem role details
• Posts, comments, reactions, polls, speaker applications, event RSVPs, and other content you submit
• Support messages, feedback, and survey responses
• Billing and subscription information where applicable

B. Professional and profile information

To deliver trust-based matching and relevance, we may collect or infer professional context such as work history, startup stage or domain, business interests, expertise areas, collaboration intent, network signals you choose to share, and platform activity related to credibility, engagement, or reputation.

C. Usage and device data

• IP address
• Browser type
• Operating system
• Device identifiers
• Pages viewed and actions performed
• Timestamps
• Referral URLs
• Approximate location based on IP
• Crash logs and performance diagnostics

D. Cookies and similar technologies

We use cookies, pixels, local storage, and similar tools to keep the platform functional, secure, and relevant. More details are in our Cookies Policy.

E. Event and community participation data

• Attendance data
• RSVP status
• Topic preferences
• Speaker applications and submissions
• Recordings or chat messages where event formats require it

3. How we use your information

• Create and manage your account
• Authenticate users and maintain platform security
• Personalize feeds, recommendations, and trust-based matching
• Improve relevance of people, topics, events, and opportunities
• Enable posting, commenting, reactions, applications, and moderation
• Process subscriptions, invoices, and payments
• Provide support and respond to requests
• Monitor abuse, fraud, spam, and policy violations
• Improve platform quality, usability, and safety
• Measure engagement, platform performance, and product adoption
• Comply with legal obligations
• Communicate service updates, product changes, event information, and important notices

We may also use de-identified or aggregated information for analytics, product planning, and service improvement.

4. Trust-based matching and relevance systems

Position.Social may use human review, rules-based systems, and automated systems to improve relevance and trust across the platform.

• Recommending relevant people, discussions, or events
• Ranking content for usefulness or credibility
• Identifying likely speakers or experts
• Detecting spam, manipulation, or low-trust behavior
• Improving community quality and moderation decisions

We do not sell personal data. We do not use personal data for unrelated third-party advertising resale.

5. Legal bases for processing

• Your consent
• Performance of a contract with you
• Our legitimate interests in running and improving the Services
• Compliance with legal obligations
• Protection against fraud, abuse, and security threats

6. How we share information

A. With service providers

We may use trusted vendors for hosting, analytics, authentication, email delivery, billing, customer support, moderation support, event infrastructure, and communication tools. These providers are permitted to use data only to provide services to us under appropriate restrictions.

B. With other users

Some profile details, posts, comments, reactions, or participation signals may be visible to other users depending on your settings and the nature of the feature.

C. For events and collaborations

If you join an event, apply as a speaker, or participate in a curated session, limited relevant information may be shared with organizers, moderators, or attendees where necessary.

D. For legal and safety reasons

We may disclose information if reasonably necessary to comply with law, enforce policies, protect rights and users, and detect or prevent fraud, abuse, or security incidents.

E. Business transfers

If Position.Social is involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, or sale of assets, user information may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to applicable law.

7. Data retention

We retain personal information only as long as needed for providing the Services, maintaining safety and trust, complying with legal, tax, accounting, and dispute-resolution requirements, and enforcing agreements.

8. Data security

• Access controls
• Role-based permissions
• Restricted internal access
• Encryption where appropriate
• Logging and monitoring
• Security reviews
• Abuse prevention systems

No system is completely secure. Users are responsible for protecting account credentials and using strong passwords.

9. International data transfers

If our infrastructure or vendors process data across jurisdictions, we take reasonable steps to ensure appropriate safeguards as required by applicable law.

10. Your choices and rights

• Access your personal data
• Correct inaccurate data
• Delete data
• Restrict or object to certain processing
• Withdraw consent where applicable
• Request portability where applicable
• Manage communications preferences

To exercise rights, contact us at: kv@position.social.

11. Account closure and deletion

If you request account deletion, we may delete or de-identify personal information subject to legal obligations, fraud prevention, safety enforcement, backup limitations, and dispute handling.

12. Children's privacy

Position.Social is not intended for children under 18. If we learn such information has been collected, we will take appropriate steps to remove it.

13. Third-party links and services

The Services may contain links to third-party sites, products, integrations, or services. We are not responsible for their privacy practices.

14. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If changes are material, we may notify users by updating this date, posting a notice, or using other suitable communication.

15. Contact us

Position.Social
Email: kv@position.social
Address: 1st Floor, Wework Olympia Cyberspace, Alandur Rd, Thiru Vi Ka Industrial Estate, SIDCO Industrial Estate, Guindy, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600032
Phone: +91-8015642501